Porte de Baruc
This is Porte de Baruc, a fort in Hyères. Within 5 km there are 17 more places to visit. Since 1926 it has been a registered historic monument (inscrit).
Fort in Hyères
In Hyères
Porte de Baruc is in the commune of Hyères, with 17 more places to visit within 5 km. Towns near it ↓
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Protected as a historic monument since 1926; built in the 11th and 12th centuries (Mérimée record PA00081646). About ↓
Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database and Météo-France 1991–2020 normals.
When to go
Warmest in Hyères are April to November, at 17–29°C.
Porte de Baruc
2 Wikipedia editions have an article on it. Worth the trip, Villa Noailles is 100 m off.
- Type
- Fort
- Protection
- Registered historic monument (inscrit) · 1926
- Built
- 11th and 12th centuries
- Covered in
- 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles
- Commune
- Hyères, Var
The map
Orange shows Porte de Baruc; numbers mark the places near it.
© OpenStreetMap contributors · The dashed line is the commune of Hyères. · commune boundary: IGN
The towns around Porte de Baruc
The 8 towns are led in size by Hyères, with 55,858 people. Pick a base: each town is a page of its own, with what else there is to see.
Hyères
La Crau
Carqueiranne
La Farlède
Compare the 8 towns
| Town | Where Porte de Baruc is | People |
|---|---|---|
| Hyères | It’s in this commune | 55,858 |
| La Crau | 4.7 km northwest of it | 19,556 |
| Carqueiranne | 5.3 km southwest of it | 9,408 |
| La Farlède | 8.3 km northwest of it | 10,014 |
| Le Pradet | 8.7 km west of it | 10,933 |
| La Londe-les-Maures | 9.2 km east of it | 10,584 |
| Solliès-Ville | 9.5 km northwest of it | 2,504 |
| La Garde | 9.8 km west of it | 26,476 |
Other places close by
Nearby, 62 places within 15 km include 3 forts, 2 châteaux and an attraction.
AttractionVilla Noailles100 m north, in Hyères2
ChâteauChâteau de Hyères300 m northwest, in Hyères3ChâteauChâteauChapelle Saint-Blaise d'Hyères200 m south, in Hyères4FortFortPorte Saint-Paul200 m south, in Hyères5FortFortPorte de Fenouillet300 m south, in Hyères6FortFortPorte de la Rade400 m southeast, in Hyères7AbbeyAbbeyAbbaye Saint-Pierre de l'Almanarre4.7 km south, in Hyères8
GardenJardin zoologique tropical11 km east, in La Londe-les-MauresWithin 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.
Quick answers on Porte de Baruc
Where is Porte de Baruc?
Porte de Baruc is in Hyères, in Var (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur).
What is Porte de Baruc?
Fort.
Is Porte de Baruc a historic monument?
Yes: Registered historic monument (inscrit), since 1926, Mérimée record PA00081646.
How well known is Porte de Baruc?
Porte de Baruc has 2 Wikipedia and sister-site articles in different languages: #5,252 of the 37,318 French places we list.
When is the best time to visit Porte de Baruc?
April to November are the warmest months in Hyères, with afternoon highs of 17–29°C (Météo-France 1991–2020 normals).
What else is there to see near Porte de Baruc?
Within 15 km: Villa Noailles (100 m), Château de Hyères (300 m), Chapelle Saint-Blaise d'Hyères (200 m) and Porte Saint-Paul (200 m).
Sources: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0: what it is, its articles, how widely it is covered), the Culture ministry’s Mérimée database (Licence Ouverte 2.0), IGN commune boundaries, Météo-France 1991–2020 normals (Licence Ouverte 2.0).
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Villa Noailles: Daniel Wilk, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Château de Hyères: Denis Biette, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardin zoologique tropical: Daderot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.